First Regiment, California Volunteers, boarding the Pacific Mail steamer, SS City of Peking, to serve in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The troops board the steamer at the dock First Street between Brannan and Townsend streets in San Francisco, California. Relatives waving United States flags bid the troops goodbye in the foreground. The troops are seen climbing the gangplank with their travel kits and rifles. At least one woman in the crowd raises a handkerchief to her eyes. The troop ships SS Australia and SS City of Sydney departs San Francisco for Manila, Philippines. Troops are seen on the deck of SS Australia. Two harbor tugs escort the SS City of Sydney. The steamships depart San Francisco on May 25, 1898.
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry “Rough Riders” headed by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt prepare for departure to Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The soldiers move boxes towards a steamship on a dock in Tampa, Florida.
Cuban volunteers depart Tampa, Florida to participate in the Spanish-American War. The Cuban volunteers carry rifles and their bedrolls as they walk on gangway to board a ship. The first United States troops land in Cuba. View of the pier at Daiquirí, Cuba. Coal dumps and ore elevators from a mining company are seen at the end of the wharf. Soldiers lead pack mules carrying supplies and ammunitions in Santiago de Cuba. The 34th Michigan Regiment under command of Captain Dodd of Troop E, 3rd Regular Cavalry are working with picks and shovels to build a road.
The USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) of the United States Navy steaming up the North River in the United States. Some excursion craft in the distance. The bow of the battleship USS Indiana (BB-1) is seen. Sailors crowd the deck of ship.
United States Navy crew happily celebrating on deck of the USS Brooklyn (ACR-3) during a naval parade. The Brooklyn is seen at close range. The ship flies a frayed and tattered battle flag. The entire length of the ship is seen.
A little girl sneaks behind a man reading a newspaper. The little girl tickles her father with a long straw from behind. The man attempts to shoo away the tickling. The girl tickles the man’s ears, causing the man to wave his newspaper around his head. The girl giggles as she tickles her father. She continues to tickle her father until he loses his balance and falls over backwards with his chair.
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